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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004833

Winchester West

Winchester West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,079 residents in Winchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,079

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,607

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,870.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Newbridge, Bath and North East Somerset5,731 residents · 64.1% owned · 23.2% no carHorsforth West, Leeds6,662 residents · 86.1% owned · 13.3% no carCyncoed South & Roath Park, Cardiff6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 12.0% no carCombe Down, Bath and North East Somerset6,328 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.9% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no carPen-y-lan North, Cardiff6,238 residents · 83.6% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Winchester West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned64.8%
2,337 households
Social rented18.2%
658 households
Private rented15.8%
571 households
Shared ownership1%
35 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.3%
1,092 households
Detached26%
938 households
Terraced24.3%
875 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
597 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,627 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
1,091 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
575 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
314 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.3%
1,309 households
3 bedrooms33.5%
1,210 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
773 households
1 bedroom8.7%
315 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,423 households
One-person household25.8%
931 households
Other household types7%
254 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
1,235 households
1 person in household25.8%
931 households
4 people in household17.1%
615 households
3 people in household15.3%
553 households
5 people in household5.8%
211 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,691 residents
15–2923.2%
2,342 residents
30–4417.4%
1,752 residents
45–6425.1%
2,532 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,763 residents
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
9,088 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
498 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
308 residents
Other ethnic group1%
101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
84 residents
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.2%
3,990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.2%
1,752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
875 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.3%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
4,286 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
3,588 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.8%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,874 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,786 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.5%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
5,449 residents
Good health32.2%
3,247 residents
Fair health10.3%
1,036 residents
Bad health2.6%
259 residents
Very bad health0.9%
89 residents
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
8,417 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,662 residents
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
2,134 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.9%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Winchester West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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